ACDIS Resources – Inpatient CDI Resources


Access CDI guidance like never before! ACDIS PRO delivers all the decision-making information necessary to conduct medical record reviews in an easy-to-reference online tool, allowing users to maintain accuracy, improve efficiency, and increase consistency and communication! Learn more and discover the ACDIS PRO difference!


Pre-order your 2026 ACDIS Pocket Guide today and be one of the first to receive the #1 CDI resource when it is released in November 2025! CDI professionals need a day-to-day reference when conducting their medical record reviews—one that can provide trusted clinical indicators for compliant and effective physician queries and easy-to-use reference tables.  Co-written by industry veteran and former ACDIS Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC and James Manz, MD, CCDS-O, a practicing physician at the Mayo Clinic, the 2026 ACDIS Pocket Guide is that essential CDI resource.

The ACDIS CDI Apprenticeship is a certificate program comprised of foundational CDI education paired with a review of core compliance and ethical principles. Candidates who pass the final exam receive a certificate of CDI foundational training and are allowed to designate themselves as an ACDIS-Approved CDI Apprentice. Learn more and jumpstart your CDI career started today.

The CDI Specialist’s Training Guide, Third Edition, aims to teach new CDI specialists key concepts in an easy-to-digest format. Chapters consist of detailed definitions, summaries of common CDI processes, real-life examples, tips for performing CDI tasks, and questions new CDI specialists should ask mentors or managers. The guide also contains a link to online exercises so that readers can test their knowledge at the conclusion of each chapter.

The CDI Onboarding Bundle is a ready-to-implement, completely virtual program ideal for CDI directors, managers, and educators who want to ensure that all new staff in the department or system receive consistent training on foundational concepts. The CDI Onboarding Bundle includes essential education and resources from ACDIS that new CDI specialists need to hit the ground running. Learn more and save on new CDI hire training!

Previously titled Pediatric CDI: Building Blocks for Success, the newly revised Pediatric CDI Foundations provides an in-depth look at a variety of documentation concerns specific to childhood conditions. Whether you need help securing administrative support from the get-go or want guidance on delving deep into the documentation depths, this book provides the foundational knowledge needed to get your pediatric program off the ground.


The CDI Field Guide to Denial Prevention and Audit Defense, Second Edition helps CDI professionals understand the role of recovery auditors in private and governmental reimbursement efforts, various audit contractors and their scopes of work, and the importance of CDI and query compliance in denials prevention.


The CCDS Exam Study Guide, Fifth Edition, contains all the latest information you need to sit for the CCDS exam with confidence. The CCDS Exam Study Guide provides targeted information regarding test objectives prepared by the CCDS Certification Committee, letting candidates focus their time on areas of CDI practice with which they are least familiar. Plus, the study guide comes with an online practice exam complete with remediation.